Sean Dyche sacked: Nottingham Forest sack Dyche and in talks with Pereira

'If the owner wants to make a change, that's up to him'

Following Nottingham Forest's 0-0 draw with Wolves on Wednesday, Dyche sounded like a man who knew what was to follow.

Post match - and before his dismissal - Dyche said: "The owner has been fair to me, without a shadow of a doubt. If anyone chooses to change in football now, that's their decision. We've all seen it."

You can watch his final interview as Forest boss below.

Forest's frustrating 0-0 draw with Wolves

Nottingham Forest 0-0 Wolves

As we've reported, Dyche was sacked at 12:31 on Wednesday morning. It came just hours after Nottingham Forest's frustrating draw at home to Wolves.

It was a quite ridiculous 0-0 draw, given Forest had 35 shots on goal without scoring - a peppering.

Here's a breakdown of those stats:

Shots: 35

Shots on target: 10

xG: 2.73

Possession: 62.7%

Where did it all go wrong?

Dyche took over at the City Ground with Forest 18th in the table after one win in eight games during a difficult start to the season.

After a 2-0 defeat by Bournemouth in his first match in charge, Dyche led Forest to four wins and one draw in their next seven to guide them out of the drop zone.

A run of four consecutive defeats followed, but Dyche's side responded with a four-match unbeaten run - including a 2-1 win at fellow strugglers West Ham and a resilient goalless draw with leaders Arsenal.

However, the improved form of Leeds United and West Ham has kept Forest mired in the relegation battle.

Forest finished 13th in the Europa League group table, with four wins, two draws and two defeats in their eight matches, to reach the knockout phase.

They face Turkish side Fenerbahce over two legs this month for the chance to reach the last 16, with the first leg taking place on Thursday, 19 February.

Forest are out of both domestic cup competitions, losing 3-2 to Swansea under Postecoglou in the EFL Cup third round in September and exiting the FA Cup on penalties to another Championship side, Wrexham, in the third round under Dyche last month.

Forest hold talks with former Wolves boss Pereira

Sami Mokbel

BBC Sport Senior football correspondent

Nottingham Forest have held talks with former Wolves boss Vitor Pereira after Sean Dyche was sacked following just 114 days in charge of the club.

Forest were held to a goalless draw at home by bottom club Wolves on Wednesday and are just three points above the Premier League relegation zone with 12 games remaining.

Sources have told BBC Sport that former Wolves boss Vitor Pereira is a leading contender to replace Dyche, having worked previously worked under Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis at Greek club Olympiacos.

Dyche's departure means Forest are searching for their fourth head coach of the campaign, having sacked Ange Postecoglou in October and Nuno Espirito Santo in September.

Nottingham Forest club statement

Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest confirmed the departure of Sean Dyche with a short statement at 12:31 this morning.

It was just 57 words long.

Forest statement:

Nottingham Forest Football Club can confirm that Sean Dyche has been relieved of his duties as head coach.

We would like to thank Sean and his staff for their efforts during their time at the Club and we wish them the best of luck for the future. We will be making no further comment at this time.

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